UJohane
17:1 UJesu wakhuluma lawo mazwi, wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi:
Baba, ihora selifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana yakho ikhazimulise
wena:
17:2 Njengoba umnike amandla phezu kwayo yonke inyama, ukuze anikeze okuphakade
ukuphila kubo bonke omnike yona.
17:3 Futhi lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena Nkulunkulu wedwa weqiniso.
loJesu Kristu omthumileyo.
17:4 Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni, ngiwufezile umsebenzi onawo
unginike ukuthi ngenze.
17:5 Futhi manje, O Baba, ngikhazimulise kimi siqu kuwe siqu ngenkazimulo
enganginawe ngaphambi kokuba izwe libe khona.
17:6 Ngilibonakalisile igama lakho kubantu onginike bona evela
emhlabeni: babengabakho, wanginika bona; futhi bakugcinile okwakho
izwi.
17:7 Manje sebeyazi ukuthi zonke izinto onginike zona zivela
wena.
17:8 Ngoba mina ngibanikile kubo amazwi onginike wona; futhi banayo
zamukele, futhi ngazi impela ukuthi ngaphuma kuwe, nazo
bakholiwe ukuthi ungithumile.
17:9 Ngiyabakhulekela: Angikhulekeli izwe, kodwa labo onakho
unginikile; ngoba bangabakho.
17:10 Futhi konke okwami kungokwakho, futhi okwakho kungokwami; futhi ngiyakhazinyuliswa kubo.
17:11 Futhi manje angisekho ezweni, kodwa laba basezweni, futhi mina
woza kuwe. Baba oNgcwele, bagcine ngegama lakho labo obakho
unginikile, ukuze babe munye njengathi.
17:12 Ngenkathi ngisenabo emhlabeni, ngabagcina egameni lakho: labo ukuthi
unginikile ngigcinile, akakho kubo olahlekileyo, kuphela indodana kabani
ukubhubha; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo.
17:13 Manje sengiza kuwe; lezizinto ngizikhuluma emhlabeni, ukuthi bona
ukuze intokozo yami igcwaliseke kubo.
17:14 Mina ngibanikile izwi lakho; futhi izwe labazonda, ngoba bona
abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe.
17:15 Angiceli ukuba ubasuse emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthi wena
kufanele ubavikele kokubi.
17:16 Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami angisiye owezwe.
17:17 Bangcwelise ngeqiniso lakho: izwi lakho liyiqiniso.
17:18 Njengoba wangithuma emhlabeni, kanjalo nami ngibathumile
Umhlaba.
17:19 Futhi ngenxa yabo ngiyazingcwelisa, ukuze nabo babe
lingcwelisiwe ngeqiniso.
17:20 Futhi angikhulekeli laba bodwa, kodwa futhi labo abayokholwa
kimi ngezwi labo;
17:21 Ukuze bonke babe munye; njengalokhu wena Baba ukimi, nami ngikuwe;
ukuze nabo babe munye kithi, ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi wena
ungithumile.
17:22 Nenkazimulo onginike yona, ngibanikile bona; ukuze babe
munye, njengalokhu thina simunye;
17:23 Mina kubo, nawe ukimi, ukuze bapheleliswe ebunyeni; futhi
ukuze izwe lazi ukuthi wena ungithumile, futhi ubathandile, njengoba
ungithandile.
17:24 Baba, ngithanda ukuba labo onginike bona babe nami lapho
nginguye; ukuze babone inkazimulo yami, onginike yona, ngawe
wangithanda kungakasekelwa umhlaba.
17:25 O Baba olungileyo, izwe alikwazanga, kodwa mina ngikwazile
wena, nalaba bayazi ukuthi ungithumile.
17:26 Futhi ngimemezele kubo igama lakho, futhi ngizolimemezela:
uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo, nami ngibe kubo.